Elon Musk did not appear on Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had issued the summons in February as part of an investigation into allegations that X's algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. The probe was later expanded to include dissemination of Holocaust denial and sexual deepfakes by X's AI chatbot Grok. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Professor Julia Hörnle, Chair of Internet Law at Queen Mary University of London.
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin retail demand change has surged back into the green zone after a plunge underwater earlier in the year. Bitcoin Retail Investor Demand Change Has Surged To +4% In a new post on X, CryptoQuant author Axel Adler Jr has talked about the latest trend in the 30-day change of the […]
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Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started the degree with an aim of eventually making a career in Physics, but the onset of COVID led to a shift in plans. The virus meant that the college classes had to be delivered in the online-mode and with it came free time for him to explore other passions. Initially only seeking to make some beer money, Keshav unexpectedly landed clients offering real pr
Data shows the Ethereum Open Interest has surged alongside the latest retrace in the asset’s price. Here’s what this could mean for the cryptocurrency. Ethereum Open Interest Has Seen A Rise Recently As highlighted by analyst Maartunn in an X post, the Ethereum Open Interest has just witnessed a surge. The “Open Interest” here refers to an indicator that measures the total amount of positions related to the cryptocurrency that are currently open on all centralized derivatives exchanges. Related Reading: Bitcoin Cycle Indicator Turns Green For First Time In Years: Early Bull Or Local Top? When the value of the metric rises, it means the investors are opening fresh positions on the market. As new positions generally come with more leverage for the sector, this kind of trend can lead to more volatility. On the other hand, the indicator observing a drop suggests holders are either getting liquidated or closing positions of their own volition. In either case, the resulting leverage washout
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The post ZachXBT Names Teen Behind $19 Million Crypto Theft Who Flaunted It On Instagram appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has publicly linked 18-year-old US citizen Dritan Kapllani Jr. to nearly $19 million in alleged social engineering thefts targeting cryptocurrency holders. ZachXBT posted his findings on X, accusing Kapllani of stealing the funds and openly displaying the proceeds on social media through luxury cars, Rolex watches, private jets, and cash. He noted that Kapllani was recently recorded on a call showing a wallet containing what ZachXBT described as stolen funds. 7/ Dritan lives an extravagant life, regularly posting to Instagram and sharing it with other threat actors on Telegram. pic.twitter.com/IGyAmqIVVM — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) May 12, 2026 “Dritan flexes luxury cars, watches, private jets, & clubs all ove
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in court against a lawsuit brought by co-founder Elon Musk, who alleges that the creation of OpenAI’s for-profit subsidiary amounted to misappropriating a charitable organisation built around safe AI development. Altman pushed back on that framing, arguing that OpenAI had built one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and that […]
Popular crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe thinks Bitcoin (BTC) is not at risk of a sudden collapse in the coming months. Van de Poppe tells his 821,000 followers on X that the top crypto asset by market cap is showing increasing signs of a bullish market structure and thinks Bitcoin will attempt to break […]
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Ray Dalio has reopened one of crypto’s longest-running macro debates, arguing that Bitcoin still has not behaved like the safe-haven asset many investors expected it to become. The Bridgewater Associates founder said gold remains structurally superior as a reserve and crisis asset, drawing immediate pushback from Michael Saylor and several Bitcoin advocates. In a May 11 post on X, Dalio said Bitcoin “gets a lot of attention” but has not fulfilled the defensive portfolio role often assigned to it by supporters. His critique focused less on Bitcoin’s long-term price performance and more on market structure, privacy, correlation and reserve-asset adoption. “While Bitcoin gets a lot of attention, it hasn’t played the safe-haven role many expected. In my view, there are a few reasons why. First, Bitcoin lacks privacy. Transactions can be monitored and potentially controlled, which is why central banks aren’t looking to hold it.” Dalio then tied that transparency issue to Bitcoin’s behavior
Invitation to be part of group including Elon Musk and Tim Cook highlights American AI and tech ambitions
The billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US’s AI and tech ambitions.
Huang will join a roster of US bosses including the Tesla chief executive and X owner, Elon Musk, the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, and Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon at Trump’s 36-hour meeting with the China president, Xi Jinping.
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